Shia LaBeouf Slashes Face for Fury Role

Many actors are well-known for going “all out” when getting into character for a movie role, as is the case with Shia LaBeouf.

LaBeouf takes his acting career very seriously and to prove it, he reportedly slashed his own face with a knife and had a tooth extracted in preparation to play a role in an upcoming World War II movie called Fury.

According to other actors on set, LaBeouf was not happy with the prosthetic gashes created by makeup artists so using a real blade, he made his own. One witness said that the actor told the makeup artist that the gashes looked good but not real. LaBeouf then walked into the hallway and asked people if they wanted to see something fun at which time he took out a knife and cut his face. He then added “That’s all real”.

In addition to the slashed face, LaBeouf was spotted on the movie set with a missing tooth. People initially thought it was yet another act pertaining to his role in the movie, which was later confirmed – LaBeouf did in fact have a tooth extracted. However, this time, he chose to have a professional dentist assist in creating the “right look”.

Fury is set for release in theaters October 14. Written and directed by David Ayer, the film stars Brad Pitt, Shia LeBeouf, Scott Eastwood, Clint Eastwood’s son, Logan Lerman, Jon Bernthal, Jason Isaacs, and Michael Pena.

Set in April 1945, the last month of the European Theater of war during World War II, the film follows allies who make a final push into Nazi Germany while at the same time a hardened US Army sergeant associated with the 2nd Armored Division called “Wardaddy” and played by Brad Pitt, commands “Fury”, an M4A3E8 Sherman tank.

In addition to Wardaddy, Pitt’s character leads five men on a deadly mission fighting behind enemy lines. Although Wardaddy is way outnumbered and outgunned, the men work hard to overcome surmountable odds. Their heroic attempts are focused at the core of Nazi Germany.